Ware-transferring apparatus



5 Sheets-Sheet 1 E. H. LORENZ WARE TRANSFERRING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 5. 1920- Jan. 2l, 1930.

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TTIPNEY Patented Jan. 2l, 1930 UNITED STATES EDWARD H. LORENZ, OF WEST HARTFORD,

PATENT OFFICE CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE A8- SIGN MENTS, TO 'HARTFORD-EMPIRE COMPANY,'OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A GOB- A ronA'rIoN or DELAWARE WARE-TRANSFEBRING APPARATUS Application led September 3, 1920. Serial Nal-107,861.

This invention relates to transferring apparatus for removing thefproduct of a glass shaping machine, and more particularly to apparatus for removing such product to an- 5 other machine by which further operations are tobe performed or to a conveyor. The

invention is herein illustrated by a machine designed particularly for removing and transferring glassware from a shaping machine l 1Q in which it is formed, as by presslng or blowing, to a conveyor, by which it is transported to an annealing lehr, this function being p commonly termed takin out.

'. The principal object o the invention is to l 15 provide a transferring apparatus of the character described, which Will take out or transfer glassware in synchronism with a rapid machine Without damage to the Ware, and which will be capable -of various adjustments and substitutions to operate upon ware of different size and' shape,'and to receivethe ware from and to'deliver it to accurately Vdetermined positions.

The various features of the invention employed 'in the accomplishment of this object will best be understood from the following.

description, taken in connection 'with the accompanying drawings of one embodiment of the invention, in which Fi 1 is a front elevation in section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 3, showingportions of my transfer' apparatus in relation to a molding machine and a conveyor from and to' Which'the ware vis to be transferred, some of 5 the parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the transferring device;

Fig. 3 is a plan View;

Fig. 4 s a vertical section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; showing particularly the yielding ejecting mechanism for removing the ware from the molds;

Fig. 5 is Fig. 6 is a plan View of the driving mechanism, the cover beingremoved;v

Fig. 7 is a section on Ithe line 7-7 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the parts shown 4in Fig. 6 with the cover in position; and

path indicated by the dot and dash Vcarrier or receiving plate or Fig. 9 is a vertical section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fi 10 is a detail view showing a finished artic jaw.

The yprincipal function of the machine is best illustrated in Fig. 1 in which the ware holders 68, shown at the right in full lines, are receiving the Aware A from a forming mold. From this position the Ware holders are swung over to the left through the semi-circular line, and deposit the Ware in an inverted position on a other desired member, the Ware holders being opened and closed at one or both of these stations as may be desired.` 1

The supporting frame of the machine comprises a. base 10 on which is supported a bracket 11 by means of interposed Vbrackets 12 and 13, the latter e being yreceived by a modified form of serving also to provide bearings .for a cam shaft 14 to which power l is transmitted in a and which is also providedwith a hand Wheel 15 keyed thereto. The transferring devicesv comprises a pair of transferring arms and 7 0 (Fig. 3) carried by a rock shaft 22, journaled in bearings 21 and having a gear 23 which meshes with rack 24 on a vertically reciprocating rod 25, guided by bearings 26 .and 27 in the frame.. l

v The up and down motion of rod 25 to swing the ware holders from receiving to delivering position is produced by a bell crank lever 428 pivoted on stud 30, journaled in bracket 13, the long end of lever 28 terminating in a fork 31 carrying pivot blocks 32 whose pivot pins 33 turn in the fork. The

manner to be described pivot blocks bear against the lower side of a 42 which are actuated by turnover cams 38 a plan vlew of the'parts shown 1n and 41, which move the ware holders 68 positivelyaway from the full line portion, Fig.

' 1. '"In order 'that'the mechanism may notzbe which as illustrated consists of a pair of springs 43 connecting a pin 33 on the rod Vand the pivot pins 33 of the pivot blocks 32 -whole path of travel, coupled with a yielding action through the springs 43 in moving the ware holders 68 from delivering to receiving y position, each cam may be relieved on one side so as to impart a positive swinging motion to the ware holders only up to a point beyond Y the vertical center of their swing, from which the ware holders would fall by their own gravity. This construction would permit the ware holders to yield on encountering broken glass or other obstructions as they approach the end of their stroke in each direction, and thus avoid serious damage. This would render unnecessary the use of thesprings 43.

The ejecting mechanism for delivering an article A to the ware holders 68 comprises a push up cam 45 (Fig. 4) mounted on shaft 14, bearing against a roller 46 on one end of a composite lever 47 which is fulcrumed on a stud 48, working in bearings 49 on base 10. The opposite end of lever 47 terminates in a fork 50 carrying studs 51 on which are pivoted links 53 whose opposite ends are pivoted on pins 54 of across head 55. The latter is secured on-a reduced portion of push rod 56 and has two internally threaded openings which carry bolts 57 secured in any desired positionby lock nuts 58, and limiting the downward movement of push rod 56 by contacting with the lower of two bearings 59 and 594 in a bracket 60 on the associated formn machine.

e upper end of rod 56 is internally threaded to receive a threaded end of a pus rod extension 61, thus permitting adjustment of the length of the push rod, and hence the height to which the ware is raised, a lock nut 62 securing the extension in any adjusted position. The upper end of push rod extension 61 enters openings 63 in the bottom of mold table 64, which carries any convenient number of molds 65, although for the sake of clearness only one has been shown. These molds are successively positioned at the transfer station by the movement of the table.

Each mold 65 has an opening 66, in which is carried a bottom piece 67, known as a valve This valve is aligned with an opening 63 in mold table 64, and the associated forming machine and the transfer apparatus are so timed that an opening 63 is over push rod 56 each time the table is stopped for a transfer operation. There, by the action of cam 45 the valve 67 and the molded article A are raised to the desired height at which the latter may be received by the ware holders 68.

These ware holders consist of a pair of jaws 69 and 69 which are removably attached to arms 70 and 7 0 respectively, by bolts 71 and 71', which are adjustable in slots 72', in the arms, permitting the jaws to be adjusted up or down to suit the mold being used or for alignment with one another. The removable connection permits the use of jaws or" various sizes and shapes, thus Iadapting the ware holders for use in handling various kinds of ware, the ends of the arms being provided with tongues 73 and 73', and the ends of the aws with grooves 74 and 7 4 to insure proper alignment of the jaws. The arms are pivoted at 75 and 7 5, respectively, in enlargements 76 of the shaft 22, and are normally held closed by springs 77 and 77 on arms 70 and 70, but are opened at the desired time by a holder opening cam 78 and its associated mechanism, the cam being keyed on shaft 14 and bearing against a roller80, in the lower forked end of a vertical rod 82, which is housed in suitable bearings 84, and has on its upper end a split arm 85, clamped thereon by a bolt 86 to permit its adjustment to various heights, and thus impart more or less movement to arm 91. The opposite end of arm is guided in its vertical movements by a rod 87 sliding in a fixed bearing 88 on the frame of the machine. A roller 90, on split arm 85, transmits motion to levers 91, 94, mounted on a stud 92, and connected for angular adjustment by a bolt 93 passing through a slot 96 in lever 91, thus either alone or in conjunction with the adjustment of arm 85, imparting more or less opening movement to the ware holding jaws 69, 69. The arm 9,4 bears against rod 97 which is movable longitudinally in an opening 98 through the left end of shaft 22 and its enlargement 76. (Figs. 2 and 3). At its inner end rod 97 bears against one arm of an elbow lever 99 which is pivoted at 75, and the other end of which abuts against a bolt 100 in a projecting lug 101, on arm 70, and also against an arm 102 pivoted at 75. Arm 102 bears against a bolt 100 corresponding to bolt 100, and carried in a lug 101l corresponding to lug 101. The pressure of lever 99 against bolt 100 and lever 102 and that of the latter against bolt 100', swing arms 70 and 70 outwardly, thus opening the ware holders to receive and discharge the ware A. The further rotation of cam 78 permits arm 85 to decend, releasing lever 91, rod 97 and lever 99, and permitting springs 77 and 77 to close .the jaws 69 and 69 and hold the article whiiV it 1s bemg swung to its opposite or delivering pos1t1on (at left of Fig. 1). The ware holders are then opened by the next rise of cam 78, allowing the article to be deposited on recelving plate 120, the cam being so shaped as to raise the arm 85 twice for each rotation vIl() l though it is within the purview of this inven- 1 tion ,to use such a cam as will open the -ware once for each article delivered.

holders at their delivering position and keep them open until they return to their receiving position, thusropening and closin them only he bolts and 100 are adjustableto regulate'the positioning of the jaws further to the right or left -for proper alignment with the mold, and also to adjust the distance the jaws are separated, when in their closed position. The

latter result may also be accomplished by adjusting the position of the bolt 93 in the slot. 96 although this adjustment is primarily for convenience in assembling.

The wareis pushed from .the receiving plate 12Q onto a suitable conveyor 121 by action of a wiper cam 110, which may be integral with push up cam 45 and 'bears against a roller 111 on an arm`113, carried by shaft 115 in a bearing 117, the shaft also carrying a split arm 118 and its wiper arm 118'. -When usingan open cam v110 as here shown the roller may be held against the cam by any suitable spring. Although the ware is herein described as being deposited onto a receiving plate, it may be deposited directly onto a conveyor if preferred.

The' machine is operated automatically by transmitting power from an independent outside source, `or from the associated forming machine, to a sprocket wheel 122 on a shaft 123, journaled in bracket 12. Also mounted on shaft 1,23 is a worm 125 meshing with a worm wheel 126, loosely mounted on shaft 14, and carrying a fixed clutch collar fast to wheel 126 and adapted to be engaged by a sliding clutch collar 131 on shaft14. The worm wheel 126- has a suitable cover 127 which also serves as a removable top portion 'ofbracket 12. For throwing 130 and 131 into l engagement, there is provided a manually opv `erated lever 132, pivoted at 133 tobracket 12, -its short end having a fork 134 with yan overformed integral with holder opening cam 7 8'.

hang 135 on its upper side and carrying shoes 136 which engage a groove 138 in sliding collar 131.`

To prevent disengaging the clutch collars,

except at'a predetermined period in the operation of the machine, a latch 140, pivotally mounted in cover 127,i carries a roller 142 held in engagement, by gravity orother means, with a clutch latch cam. 143 which may Vbe When the smallerpart of cam 143 is uppermost, latch will drop down and'engage under the overhang 135, thereby holding the. clutch 130, 131 in driving position until the latch is lifted by the larger portion of cam 143. To prevent interference with the forming machine, this period is arranged so the take-out can-be thrown out of automatic oplever members 144 and 145 (Fig. 4), pivotally mounted on stud 48 and normally secured together by a spring pressed detent 146, which is mounted in lever member 144 and engages a slot Iin an arm 147 projecting from lever member 145. If push rod 56 encounters any unusual resistance, the depression of the leftA end 0f lever member 144 by cam 45 will raise its right end, thus pressing detent 146against its spring and permitting lever members 144. and 145 to be separated temporarily owing to the inability of the latter to move upwardly. When cam 45 releases lever member 144,

a spring 148, attached to lugs projecting from thelever members, will again bring them together, permittingdetent 146 to engage the slot in arm-147.` As soon as the lever members 144 and 145 are thus separated, the

rod 56 will drop until the stop screws 57' strike the bearing 59. These screws are so adjusted that the neXt downward movement of the member 144 will cause the detent 146 to re-engage the slot in the'arm 147` and thus re-establish the operating connection to the push rod.v This construction providesl an overload release which renders the ejector mechanism inoperative for the rest of its cycle, if it encounters any obstruction.

The push rod may occasionally stick in its up position on account of the accumulation of broken lass, or other causes, necessitating the yieling of some part of the mechanism on the subsequent rotation of mold table 64. To provide for this contin ency, push rod extension 61 which is preferaly made of brittle metal, has a reduced neck 150 of a sufliciently small cross-section to insure the breakles by the table movement instead of merely bending it vand jammingthe machine or breaking something more vital should sticking occur. When this happens, it is a simple matter to unscrew the remainder of the eX- tension 61 and -substitute a new one therefor. The normal operation of my invention is as follows:

Clutch collars .130 and 131 being out of engagementv and motion being imparted to worm wheel 126, carrying clutch collar 130,

the latter will rotate freely on cam shaft 14,

andthe take-out apparatus-may be adjusted by turning hand wheel 15,.after which it may be connected with the automatic drivthrows'clutch collar 131, which is splined to cam shaft 14, into engagement with rotating 4ing mechanism by moving lever l132. This gagement ofits rack 24 wlth gear 23, swing.

the ware holders 68, through an arc of approximately 180 degrees, and stop them so they will surround the article that is being ejected from the mold. On the further rotation o'f cam shaft 14, push up cam 45 will re lease lever 47, allowing push rod 56 to descend; cam 78 will release lever 99 allowing springs 77 and 77 to close the `ware holders 68 around the article and the latter will be swung to the delivering position by cam 38. At the end of thisoperation, cam 78 will open the jaws 69 and 69( as heretofore explained and the article will be deposited on the receiving plate 120. At the same time the Wiper cam 110 will cause the Wiper arm 118 to move the article from the receiving plate onto conveyor 121. The further rotation of cam shaft 14 will return wiper arm 118 to its former position, will rotate cam 78 suiiicient- 1y to permit closing the' jaws, and will cause the parts to repeat these operations. y

The machine is thrown out of automatic operation by pulling on lever 132, until the clutch latch 140 permits motion of the fork 134, thus disengaging the clutch collars 130 V and 131.

Any desired form of jaws suitable for grasping or -otherwise handling any form of Ware may be employed. The shape of lthe jaws disclosed in Figures land 10 forms no part of the present invention, this subject matter being shown and claimed in Patent N o. 1,547,146, ranted July 21, 1925, on the application of arl E. Peiler.

claim:

1. The combination with a glass shaping machine, of a take-out, means for operating the machine and the takefout in timed rela-- 3. The combination with a glass shaping machine, of a take-out, means for actuating the take-out to remove ware from ,the shaping machine. means for stopplng the operation of the take-out, and means to revent the stopping means from acting w en the take-out isin receiving relation with said machine.

4. The combination with a glass shaping machine, of a take-out, means for actuating the take-out to remove ware from the shaping machine, means for stopping the operation of the take-out, a latch to prevent actuation of the stopping means,` and means for periodically moving the latch into and out of effective position in timed relation to the movement of the take-out.

5. Apparatus for removing ware from the molds of a glass shaping machine, comprising a ware holder, means for moving the holder toward and from the molds, means for stoppin the movement of the holder independent y of the shaping machine, and a controlling device for said stopping means to render the same operative only when the holders are away from the mold.

6. The combination with a glass shaping machine and a continuously traveling/conveyor, of a take-out, means for actuating the take-out to remove Ware from the shaping machine and to deposit it in the vicinity of the conveyor, a stationary receiving plate adjacent to the conveyor upon which the ware is deposited by the take-out, and means for sliding the ware from the plate onto the- 7. Apparatus for removing wlare from the molds of a glass shaping machine, comprising a ware holder, a ware receiving plate, means for actuating the holder to take ware from the vicinity of the molds and to place it in inverted position on the receiving plate, a continuously moving conveyor, and means operating in timed relation to the movements of the holder for moving the ware from the plate to the conveyor.

8. Apparatus for removing ware from the molds of a glass shaping machine provided with a mova le carrier for the molds having an opening, comprising a member reciproeating below the opening, and a replaceable extension on the member, said extension being more easily breakable than the member, whereby any breakage will occur in the replaceable extension.

9. Apparatus for removing ware from the molds of a glass shaping machine provided with a movable carrier for the molds having an opening, comprising a ware lifting member, means for moving saidmember into and out of said opening in predetermined timed relation to the movements of the carrier. and

means for predetermining the location of any breakage of said lifting member caused by failure of said carrier and said lifting member to move in predetermined timed relation.

10. Apparatus for removing ware from the molds of a glass shaping machine provided rendering the ejector and its actuator inactive 4 with a movable mold carrier having an opening, comprising a push rod, means for actuating the carrier and the push rod so as to move the push rod -into and out of said opening when thecarrier is stationary, and avreduced portion in said rod adapted to break if the carrier should be moved'while the -rod is in the opening.

11. Apparatus for removing ware from. the moldsof a glass shaping machine, comprising a mold having a bottom opening, an'

' when the ejector encounters Iexcessive resistance, and means for automatically rendering said parts active when the resistance is remove 13. Apparatus for removing ware from the molds of a glass shaping machine, comprising a mold having a bottom opening, an ej ector movable through the opening, actuating means therefor, and a yieldlng connection between the ejector and its actuating means.

14. In vmeans Y for ejecting articles from molds, the combination of a valve, a push rod for actuatin the valve, automatic means for actuating sa1d push rod, and means for permitting said push rod to yield in case it encounters any unusual resistance, said means comprising leversconnected by a yielding detent. l

15. The combination with a glass shaping machine and a continuously traveling conveyor, of a lstationary ware receiving plate adjacent the conveyor, a take-out, means for actuating thetake-out to transfer ware from the shaplng machine onto the receiving plate, and means for pushing the ware from the plate onto the conveyor in the same direction-4 as that in which the conveyor is traveling.

16. The combination with a glassshaping machine and a continuously traveling conveyor, of a receiving plate adjacent the conveyor, means for transferring the ware from the shaping machine onto the plate, and means for pushing the ware from the plate onto the'conveyor inthe direction in which the conveyor is traveling and at the same 17. The combination with a glass shaping machine and a continuously acting conveyor, of a take-out, means for actuating the takeout to remove ware from the shapin machine and to deposit -it at a fixed stationa jacent to the conveyor, a ware-receiving plate atv said fixed station upon which the ware is; clemachine, of a take-out,lmeans posited by the take-out, and means for slid-l mg the ware from the veyor.

18. The combinationwith machine and a continuousl plate onto' the conacting conveyor to remove. the ware taken rom the machine,

a glass shaping i of a ware-receiving plate located at a fixed station adjacent to the conveyor, a take-out, means for actuating the take-out Vto transfer .ware from 'a shaping machine to the receiving plate, and means for'pushingthe ware from the plate onto the conveyor in the same direction as that in which the conveyor removes the ware.

19. The combination with a glass shaping machine and a continuously acting conve or to remove the ware taken from the machine, of a' receiving plate adjacent to the conveyor, means for transferring the ware froml the shaping machine to the plate, and means for pushing the ware from the plate onto 'the conveyor on the same direction in which the conveyor removesv the ware and at substantially the same speed.

20. .The combination with a ing machine, of a take-out, means for operating the machine and thetake-out in timed relation, means for stopping the take-out independently of the shapin machine, and means for rendering said ta e-out stopping means inoperative during a part of the cycle of operationof said take-out.

21. TheV combination with a glass shaping machine, of Va take-out clutch operable to connect andl disconnect the machine and the take-out, means for operating said clutch, anda control device to predetermine the time in the cycle of the take-out operation at which the clutch-operating means become effective.

22. The combination with a glass shaping or actuating the take-out to remove ware from the shaping machine, means for stopping the operation of the take-out and a rigid obstructing member to positively prevent the stopping means from acting when the take-out is in receiving relation withthe machine.

23. Apparatus for removing ware from the molds of a glass-shaping machine, comprising a ware holder, means for moving the holdmovable into and out of operative position relative to'said stopping means for rendering the same operative only when the holders are away from the mo ds.

' 24. In a glass machine, a movable support,

a plurality of molds mounted on said support and brought in turn into the take-out position by the movement of said support, takeout means adapted to grasp the ware when elevated in said molds, a klok-up pin in the f bottom of each of said molds, means oscillating on a horizontal axis at the take-out position and adapted to elevate said kiek-up pins, and means whereby when a kick-up pin abnormally resists elevation said oscillating means are rendered inoperative.

Signed at Waterville N. H., this 30th day of Angl-(1st 1920.

EDWARD H. LORENZ. 

